Tag Archives: Terry Zobeck

Hammett: Terry Zobeck Reviews The Lost Detective

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Don

Since we’re hosting Biography Month because of the new Hammett bio by Nathan Ward, how about we kick the thing into gear with a full-fledged review by none other than Terry Zobeck, the most prolific Guest Blogger here on Up … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Frisco | Tagged David Fechheimer, Frederic Dannay, Nathan Ward, Phil Geauque, Richard Layman, Steven Marcus, Terry Zobeck |

Rediscovered: Biography Month Once More on These Mean Streets

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Don

What ho, it is Biography Month once again on Up and Down These Mean Streets — last time I did one was July 2012. The new bio of Jim Tully was a big excuse that time, and no doubt the … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Frisco, Lit, News | Tagged 620 Eddy, 811 Geary, Donald Sidney-Fryer, Fritz Leiber, Geary Street, Hyde Street, Jim Tully, Leo Grin, M. P. Shiel, Miriam Allen DeFord, Morgan Holmes, Musso & Frank, Nathan Ward, PulpFest, Saigon Sandwich, Saroyan, Stan McNail, Stan Sargent, Tenderloin Museum, Terry Zobeck, William Vollmann |

Rediscovered: PulpFest 2015 — On the Whole, I’d Rather Not Be in Philadelphia

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Don

Got to the airport predawn on Thursday August 13, plenty of time to fly to Phoenix, catch the connecting flight to Columbus, Ohio, so I’d hit this year’s PulpFest by 4p.m., before they even cracked open the doors of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Lit, News, SFSC, Willeford | Tagged August Derleth, Autographs, Avram Davidson, Bill Lampkin, Bill Mann, Bill Thinnes, Black Mask, Bob Byrne, Brian Earl Brown, Chet Williamson, Chuck Miller, Fritz Leiber, George Vanderburgh, German Village, Jim Barron, John D. Haefele, John DeWalt, John Gunnison, literary homes, Lovecraft, Mike Chomko, Morgan Holmes, Noir Con, Paul Herman, Philadelphia, Poe, PulpFest, Rah Hoffman, Ron Hilger, Schmidt's Sausage Haus, Scott Connors, Scott Hartshorn, Solar Pons, Steve Eng, Terry Zobeck, The Pulpster, Tom Krabacher, Underwood-Miller, Walker Martin, Warren Harris, Will Murray, William Lampkin, William Maynard, Wilson Warneld |

Hammett: A Tiny Tweak for “This King Biz”

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Don

Just when you think you’ve got something wrapped-up. . . . Earlier this month Terry Zobeck and I wrote Fin/30/Fade-to-Black on Zobeck: Series One, the investigation into “pure texts” on the 21 Hammett short stories yet to be reprinted using … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, News | Tagged "This King Business", Crime Stories, Michael Stoler, pure texts, Terry Zobeck, The Great War, Zobeck Series One |

Hammett: “The Nails in Mr. Cayterer”

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Don

Remember the fireworks going off boom! and bang! a couple of days ago? As I watched the explosions I was thinking, yeah, if they only knew that Terry Zobeck was about to finish off — complete, fini — his now … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash | Tagged "The Nails in Mr Cayterer", Black Mask, EQMM, Frederic Dannay, Jo Hammett, Library of America, Nero Wolfe, pure texts, Rex Stout, Richard Layman, Robin Thin, Terry Zobeck, Vince Emery, Zobeck Series One |

Hammett: “Crooked Souls”

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Don

Terry Zobeck is back with another entry in Zobeck: Series Two, in which he details the differences in Hammett texts from those used in the Ellery Queen editions assembled by Frederic Dannay vs. the original magazine wording — the extensive set … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Frisco | Tagged "Crooked Souls", "Peter Collinson", "Slippery Fingers", "The Vicious Circle", EQMM, Frederic Dannay, Terry Zobeck, Zobeck Series Two |

Hammett: “The Gatewood Thing” Caper

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Don

Today is the 54th anniversary of the death of Dashiell Hammett — and starts us toward the five year marker for this blog (although the website itself kicked off in late 2000 — hey, a fifteen year anniversary!). As a mini-memorial, how about a … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash | Tagged "Crooked Souls", "Death and Company", "The Gatewood Caper", "The Gatewood Thing", Black Mask, Crime Stories, Frederic Dannay, Including Murder, Lillian Hellman, Pulps, pure texts, PW, Terry Zobeck, The Big Knockover |

Hammett: “The Dimple”

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Don

How to mark the first day of a New Year? How about The Return of Terry Zobeck? Terry’s back with another installment of Zobeck: Series Two, where he details editorial changes wrought by Frederic Dannay when he reprinted various Hammett … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash | Tagged "In the Morgue", "The Dimple", A Man Named Thin, EQMM, Frederic Dannay, Lost Stories, pure texts, Saucy Stories, Terry Zobeck, Zobeck Series Two |

Hammett: In the Aftermath of Midget Bandit Week

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Don

Last Sunday, just as we wrapped up a full week of posts for Midget Bandit Week — seven days, every day — Michael Fitzgerald over at the Stockton Record added a post of his own. What the hell, let’s make like The Beatles … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Film, Frisco, News | Tagged Dwight Frye, Edwin Ware, Fresno California, Michael Fitzgerald, New York Times, Osama bin Laden, Ricardo Cortez, Stockton California, Stockton Record, Sue Montgomery, Terry Zobeck, The Midget Bandit, Walla Walla, Warren Harris, Whitey Bulger, Wilmer Cook |

Rediscovered: Weird Tales, Paperbacked and eBooked

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Don

Just the other day Terry Zobeck did up a list of pretty much everything Hammett ever wrote or edited, including a single anthology — of horror fiction. Creeps by Night. Take a gander at the cover for a British paperback reprint of … Continue reading →